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Greetings, Alumnae!

This
may be the first time that some of you have received a newsletter from
the Radcliffe Choral Society in some time; with the help of both
alumnae and current singers, RCS has recently finished a database
expansion project. Each academic year you can expect to
receive both electronic and paper newsletters containing updates on the
Choral Society's current endeavors as well as invitations to alumnae
events.

This spring offers a variety of exciting opportunities for you to connect with fellow alumnae and current singers. Those
in the Boston area are invited to sing together (with a brief rehearsal
beforehand) for residents of an assistant living facility in Cambridge
on Sunday, February 28; more details can be found here. Thanks
to the success of a current fundraising campaign among recent graduates
(Classes 2004-2009), receptions for alumnae and current singers will
take place following RCS' spring tour concerts in Washington, D.C.,
Philadelphia, and New York City. Read RCS Tour Manager Joan Xu's letter below for more information.

Last
but certainly not least, you should have recently received a special
invitation to a Holden Choruses reunion from April 30-May 2 in
Cambridge, in honor of Jim Marvin's retirement. The weekend will include an RCS Alumnae Brunch on Sunday May 2; families welcome! You can find out more about the weekend, including the brunch, and register for both events at http://www.tingbonggoo.com/holdenmrc/register.

As
we enter 2010, I have the honor of writing to you all about our incredibly
successful first semester and our exciting upcoming events. Our year started
with a fun-filled retreat with the Glee Club, a beautiful fall concert with
Collegium, and our annual Christmas concert with the Glee Club. In late January
we joined the Glee Club and Collegium for a weekend-long retreat to continue
work on our combined work for the end of the year, a commissioned work by
composer Robert Kyr.
At
the start of second semester, RCS was one of a very few groups selected to
participate in the benefit concert Harvard for Haiti which was broadcasted live via the
internet and which raised $36,000 for Partners In Health to help them in their
relief efforts in Haiti. RCS was thrilled to be able to participate in this
very special and important effort.
We
are now preparing for our spring concert with the Glee Club and the Spelman
College Glee Club. We are excited to be able to combine with the Spelman Glee
Club after having such a positive experience with them last March on our spring
tour to Atlanta. Additionally, we are looking forward to our spring tour to
Washington D.C., Philadelphia and New York. We hope to see many of you who live
in the areas at our concerts and alumni receptions. Tour is not only an
opportunity for us to bond as a choir, but also to reconnect with you, our
wonderful alums! We will close the year with a weekend-long Holden reunion in
honor of Jim Marvin's retirement after 32 years at Harvard.
I
am so proud of what RCS has already accomplished this year, and I know there
are only more positive experiences to come. I look forward to sharing those
experiences with you as the year continues!

Warmly,

Emily Pierce
RCS President,
2009-2010

RCS performs at Harvard for Haiti

The Radcliffe Choral Society's most recent performance was an
unanticipated one, following the tragic earthquake in Haiti. The
Boston area has a large Haitian population, and the earthquake has
elicited a strong response from the Harvard community. Shortly after
the earthquake hit, a dedicated group of undergraduates led by Glee
Club and Harvard Black Student Association member Barthalomew Sillah
'12 teamed up with the Office for the Arts to organize a Harvard for
Haiti benefit concert to raise money for Partners in Health. Partners
in Health is a charitable medical organization affiliated with the
Harvard Medical School that has been providing quality medical care and
mobilizing communities in Haiti for over twenty years. The Harvard for
Haiti benefit concert, which took place on February 12th, featured
choral groups, student soloists, student dance troupes, a presentation
by Partners in Health, and speeches by President Faust and College Dean
Hammonds. RCS, conducted by Assistant Conductor Beth Willer, performed
three pieces with themes of suffering, hope, and prayer. The concert
raised over $36,000 for Partners in Health.

Are you
READY? In 3 weeks, the women of RCS will be coming down to D.C., Philly and
NYC! We definitely, definitely want to see you at our concerts! And
we will be having a post-concert alumnae reception in each city!

Arts First: A Cappella Repetetoire & Festive Concerti by Heinrich Schützwith the Harvard Glee Club and Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicumfeaturing the premiere of Robert Kyr's composition in honor of Jameson Marvin's 32 years as Directorr of Choral Activites at Harvard UniversityJameson Marvin, conductorFriday, April 30, 8:00PM | Tickets: $28, $24, $18

All concerts are at Sanders Theatre unless otherwise noted. Tickets are available through the Harvard Box Office.

We're really excited about our projects this year. As you may know, in order to fund
them we rely on the generosity of our alumnae. If you are interested in donating, you can donate on our website's donation page, or by sending a check in the
mail. Even small sums help enormously!